Education today 2013 : the OECD perspective 2013 :

What does the OECD have to say about the state of education today? What are the main OECD messages on early childhood education, teacher policies and tertiary education? What about student performance, educational spending and equity in education? OECD work on these important education topics and ot...

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Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff (corporate author)
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff Corporate Author (corporate author), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Paris] : OECD 2012.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Table of Contents; Note on Country Coverage and Levels of Education; Executive Summary; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Early Childhood Education and Care; Introduction; Key findings; Figure 1.1. Enrolment rates at age four in early childhood and primary education (2005 and 2010); Figure 1.2. Expenditure on early childhood education institutions as a percentage of GDP (2009); Figure 1.3. Ratio of children to teaching sta ̃ in early childhood education (2010); Policy directions; References and Further Reading; Chapter 2 - Schooling: Investments, Organisation and Learners; Introduction
  • Key findingsFigure 2.1. Relative expenditure per student by educational institutions for all services at different levels of education (2009); Figure 2.2. Average class size in primary and secondary education (2010); Figure 2.3. Proportion of class time spent teaching and learning, by new and experienced teachers (2008); Figure 2.4. Total number of intended instruction hours in public institutions between the ages of 7 and 14 (2010); Policy directions; References and Further Reading; Chapter 3 - Transitions Beyond Initial Education; Introduction; Key findings
  • Figure 3.1. Population that has attained upper secondary education (2010)Figure 3.2. Percentage of 15-19 year-olds not in education and unemployed or not in the labour force (2010); Box 3.1. Education and economic crisis; Policy directions; References and Further Reading; Chapter 4 - Higher Education; Introduction; Key findings; Figure 4.1. Younger and older working-age adults having attained tertiary education (2010); Figure 4.2. Proportion of boys and girls planning a career in engineering or computing (2010)
  • Figure 4.3. Distribution of foreign students in tertiary education, by country of destination (2010)Policy directions; References and Further Reading; Chapter 5 - Lifelong Learning and Adults; Introduction; Key findings; Figure 5.1. Participation in non-formal education, by age group (2007); Box 5.1. Participation in adult learning for 65-74 year-olds; Policy directions; References and Further Reading; Chapter 6 - Outcomes, Benefits and Returns; Introduction; Key findings; Figure 6.1. How pro ̃cient are students in reading? (2009)
  • Figure 6.2. How pro ̃cient are students in digital reading? (2009)Figure 6.3. Relative earnings from employment among 25-64 year-olds, by level of educational attainment and gender (2010); Box 6.1. Education and life expectancy; Policy directions; References and Further Reading; Chapter 7 - Equity and Equality of Opportunity; Introduction; Key findings; Figure 7.1. Prevalence of ̃rst- and second-generation immigrant students (2009); Figure 7.2. Gender di ̃erences in reading performance in PISA (2009)
  • Figure 7.3. Participation in higher education of students whose parents have low levels of education (2009)